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+#pragma once
+#include "types.hpp"
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace vpd
+{
+namespace common
+{
+namespace utility
+{
+
+/** @brief Api to Get d-bus service for given interface
+ *  @param[in] bus - Bus object
+ *  @param[in] path - object path of the service
+ *  @param[in] interface - interface under the object path
+ *  @return service name
+ */
+std::string getService(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& path,
+                       const std::string& interface);
+
+/** @brief Call inventory-manager to add objects
+ *
+ *  @param [in] objects - Map of inventory object paths
+ */
+void callPIM(inventory::ObjectMap&& objects);
+
+} // namespace utility
+} // namespace common
+} // namespace vpd
+} // namespace openpower
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